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This might interest you (a thread a few months old which mentioned Garnet):
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/3961871
It also has my opinion in it, which is positive overall even though I don't really go for the sound.

I can see Garnet as a first name more easily than I can Amethyst, Peridot, Topaz. I've got no problem with them as middle names, they just don't feel like first names to me. But Garnet could work, I think. Garnet Eloise. I can definitely see that. :)

I like it, but only for a boy, it's all boy to me.

Mixed emotions! I tend to avoid gemstone names as lacking in distinction, but I was at school with a wonderful girl whose surname was Garnett, so I can readily respond positively to it as a family-related mn.

I'm not so fond of gem names, but if I had to use Garnet I'd use it for a boy. Not because I think it sounds too harsh for a girl, but the stone itself seems masculine to me (that sounds strange, I know).

Yes. :-)

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I've always thought it was an underrated option for a girl. It's feminine (in my head) because it's a gem. But it isn't frilly sounding so it's a nice change of pace.

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Garnet Rhiannon is my stock combination for it. Would you like others?

This message was edited 1/23/2011, 4:57 PM

I don't want a gemstone to be used as a name, it's a bit irritating to our resident gem collector. That being myself.

This message was edited 1/23/2011, 4:07 PM

I personally think it's beautiful. Garnet's one of the few female names that has a perfect balance of strength and elegance. :)

This message was edited 1/23/2011, 3:57 PM